Trofie tricolore al pesto verde

trofie tricolore

Ciao a tutti - as I asked you a question earlier today, regarding what is trofie? it is fair if I also provide you the answer.
Trofie is a typical pasta, from north-western part of Italy, the region is called Liguria, you can also find here more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liguria.

I was there some time ago and bought this beautiful tricolor trofie which is not industrial but was made by a small local producer - mmmm...you can guess the taste!
I show you now a typical usage of this pasta, which is the green pesto (pesto verde). I am sure many of you already tried the pesto, but did you know that also red pesto (pesto rosso) exist? That one is typical in southern Italy, particularly in Sicily, where they add tomatoes and almonds (instead of pine tree seads) and less basil.

trofie tricolore al pesto verde

When the pasta is ready (we prefer to cook it "al dente" which means you do not overcook it, but only until the pasta is medium hard) you can mix it with the pesto (homemade is the best and not so difficult by ingredients but the quantity makes the difference, as it can change the whole taste) and you add some ground parmesan cheese and pine tree seeds on the top.

Pesto is quite popular in Liguria, and they put it not only on pasta but as well on little cooked potato pieces or on french beans.

Hope you enjoy - ciao a tutti & buon appetito!
Marco